The demand for pedestrian facilities is influenced by a number of factors of which some of the most important are :
Effective walkway width
•Unlike vehicles, pedestrians don’t walk in organized lanes so lane concept is applicable to determine the number of pedestrians walking abreast in a given walkway width and the capacity of a stairway where the follow lane.
•In most cases, capacity of a pedestrian facility is directly related to the width of the capacity.
•The portion of pedestrian facility’s width used for pedestrian circulation is termed effective width.
•Although curbs and building walls have direct effect on effective width along the entire facility, single point obstructions like signs, hydrants affect its immediate vicinity. •Interference between two pedestrians can be avoided ensuring 2.5 ft (30 inch) of walkway width for each.
•Pedestrians occupy an average of 26 inch width each if the know each other
•Less than 26 inch lateral space indicates the most crowded situation.
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